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RE: Interest rates are horrible
Boy with a 120 month loan, you will be upside down on that RV about three fourths of the loan period. For not much more per month, and possibly a lower interest rate, a 60 month loan would make a lot more sense.
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jrs1871
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03/10/10 06:49am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: 156/56 in Kansas
We have not been on 156 south of Ellsworth but 56 from Great Bend to Elkhart is in good shape and traffic is generally pretty light (not heavy truck traffic like 54). The by pass around Dodge City is a little tricky but you have ample time to get into the proper lane for the turn onto the bypass. I'm not sure where you want to catch I40 but if you stay on 56 in New Mexico to I25, there are no fuel stops between Clayton and I25.
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jrs1871
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03/08/10 06:06am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: 156/56 in Kansas
We have not been on 156 south of Ellsworth but 56 from Great Bend to Elkhart is in good shape and traffic is generally pretty light (not heavy truck traffic like 54). The by pass around Dodge City is a little tricky but you have ample time to get into the proper lane for the turn onto the bypass. I'm not sure where you want to catch I40 but if you stay on 56 in New Mexico to I25, there are no fuel stops between Clayton and I25.
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jrs1871
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03/08/10 06:06am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Manti, Utah to Topeka, Kansas
Hwy. 50 is in good shape across the state and is a super 2 so there are lots of passing turnouts and wide shoulders. However there is a lot of truck traffic as they take US50 to avoid I40. We prefer to come a bit farther north and take Hwy. 56. Also a good road across the state, much less truck traffic and plenty of places to stop along the way. Only note of caution, if you take 56, there are no fuel stops between I25 and Clayton, NM so be sure you have a full tank when you head leave I25.
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jrs1871
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02/26/10 06:36am |
Roads and Routes
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Problem with Star Choice setup in RGV
Friends brought their Star Choice set up with them to the RGV and we have been unable to get it to work. Tried the LNB on another friends system and it works fine. Have checked settings with level and compass and they are same as the other system that works, so we are out of ideas on things to try. Has anyone else had similar problems getting their Star Choice system up and running?
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jrs1871
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01/14/10 05:47am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Hooray! Finally Retarded! But...
Some firms just don't believe you when you tell them you will retire in X amount of time. I told my firm that I was retiring in 2 years and I would train my replacement because no one in the firm worked in the same speciality that I did. Two years later, they still hadn't even hired anyone for me to train. I gave them two weeks notice, cleaned out my desk and left. They were mad because they said I gave them no notice. For six months they called me to work on projects that needed completion but no one was qualified. I said no, I had other plans. Sounds tough but if you let them, they will walk all over you. Give them a date and stick to it.
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jrs1871
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01/06/10 06:22am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Cedar Creek vs Montana -
When we were looking to replace our fifth wheel we researched 5ers for nearly a year and Montana and Cedar Creek were on our short list. We ended up with a Cedar Creek because that was the floor plan that we liked best although I believe we would have been happy with the Montana. The deciding factors, for us, were the fit and finish and more of the things that were important to us were standard items on the CC instead of options. At that time we were not aware of the factory support for warranty and non/warranty issues but we now know that Cedar Creek has been great in this, not that we have had many. But we have friends that have had axle problems, etc. that Cedar Creek stepped up to the plate on. I'm sure there are Montana owners who have similar positive experiences. So it really comes down to what is important to you. As someone previously posted, sit in, lay in the bed, try to visualize how you will use it and make your decision based on that. Above all, don't rush into a decision based on some other persons' perspective.
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jrs1871
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12/31/09 05:56am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Wichita, Ks. Eagle
Let's see. They had been parked in the street for 11 days already and thought neighbors were unreasonable for filing a complaint. I tend to agree with the neighbors. Two or three days visit is one thing, 11 days and counting is something different. If they wanted an extended stay, find an RV park.
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jrs1871
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12/24/09 05:45am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: DirecTV Lawsuit
I couldn't turn off one of my purchased receivers and leave on my leased receivers as my purchased receivers are in KS and my leased receiver is in TX. Now that I know what the deal is, we will take the leased receiver home with us and turn off one of the purchased receivers. We will bring a purchased receiver back with us next year and then we will have the problem solved, hopefully.
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jrs1871
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12/19/09 11:40am |
Technology Corner
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RE: What is Hwy 54-70 like thru New Mexico??
US 54 through Liberal is shorter than going through OKC and taking I40 also you don't have to contend with all the truck traffic. US54 is a good road except for the stretch across the panhandle of OK and but that is not too long of a stretch, approx. 50 miles. Personally I would rather deal with that stretch of rough road than I40 because I40 also has plenty of rough stretches. The road from Santa Rosa south to Las Cruces was for the most part in good shape and had very little traffic until you get close to Almagorda. There are no significant climbs on that route until the pass just west of Almagorda and I believe it was less than 6000 ft. However, as has been said the weather could be a deciding factor in that route. We were over that route this summer so weather was not a factor but a winter storm would definitely sway us over to the interstate route.
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jrs1871
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12/19/09 07:34am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: DirecTV Lawsuit
I agree with Gau 8. We have been Direct TV customers for approximately 15 years and basically have no complaints with their service. However when we added a receiver for our seasonal home in TX, we were very surprised to find out later it was leased not purchased. We were not informed it was leased and nothing in the paperwork that we signed for the installation indicated it was leased. And yes I read the agreement, I'm kind of anal that way. The wording was at best confusing, but I assumed (my bad in retrospect) based on the fact our other equipment was purchased was that this receiver was also purchased. I did not find out it was leased until at the end of the season when I called to turn it off. Couldn't do that as it was leased, so I pay a monthly lease fee for a receiver that was not used for 7 months. On the purchased receivers you can pay an turn on/off fee which depending on the length of time they are not in use can be cheaper than the monthly rate. However in comparing Direct with what our son pays for Dish (and his own headaches with Dish), I will still stay with Direct, I just didn't like this little shenanigan.
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jrs1871
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12/19/09 07:14am |
Technology Corner
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RE: RGV Cold ??
This is our 7th year in the RGV. I believe it was the first year, 2004, that there was about 10 days in January where the weather was like it has been this past 10 days or so. I don't know if that was an El Nino year or not but we were a little disappointed as we had heard so much about the great TX weather. Once that spell passed, the weather turned quite nice for the remainder of our stay which that year was only 6 weeks. In the ensuing years there has always been a short period of cool drizzly weather but not quite like the past couple of weeks. However November was nearly perfect weather wise so maybe January will be also. In the mean time, I do compare the temps at home and am still glad I am here where it is just cool and drizzly instead of cold and snowy.
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jrs1871
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12/16/09 07:58am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Trying to decide to go to the valley or not>>>>>>>>
It has been unseasonably cold and damp the last two days. But that low of 40 with drizzle still compares quite favorably with your high of single digits with snow and ice and a wind chill well below zero. High for tomorrow is supposed to be in 70's and back to 70's all of next week. Sure there are cool days down here. Those cold fronts that blast the midwest do dip down here, but they normally don't last long or get that cold. There is an occasional freeze and about 3 years ago Brownsville had their first snow on Christmas day in 100 years. The weather is not perfect but I'll still take this weather any day to what we would be dealing with had we stayed home.
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jrs1871
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12/12/09 06:52am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Best RV supplies in RGV
There is an RV Service Center in Alamo on Bus. 83, south side of the highway that has a decent selection of parts, etc. Not quite as much selection as Camping World but not as expensive either. We always check there first but then it is on our way to CW if we can't find it there. Ron Hoover's RV also had decent parts dept. but they are expensive.
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jrs1871
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11/30/09 05:15am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: KS tpk;Hwy 54; AZ Bush Hwy-Usery Pass Rd.
Agree with above but 54 across the OK panhandle is very rough. Fortunately it is not too long a stretch. We prefer to take Hwy. 50 at Emporia to KS150 at Elmdale to Hwy 56. Hwy 56 will take you into to Springer, NM on I25 and you come into Albuquerque from the north. This route also has considerably less truck traffic than Hwy. 54.
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jrs1871
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11/28/09 05:48am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Brake Question?
Just a warning, friend replaced his brakes a short time ago. The first replacement brakes were, you guessed it, made in China. They appeared to fit fine but when he test drove it after finishing the job, the brake pads would not release from the drum properly after taking foot off of the brakes and severely overheated in short order. He ended up taking those back and getting a second set of replacement brake parts (not made in China) and they worked properly. Visually the parts looked to be the same but that was not the case, so check both the parts and the finished job carefully.
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jrs1871
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11/09/09 04:39am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Marks on roadway
That is called stitching and as a previous poster said, it is retrofitting with reinforcing pins to help stabilize concrete paving.
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jrs1871
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11/08/09 11:45am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: which would you get?
Cedar Creek also make some really nice units in your price range and in the size/weight you are looking at. Factory stands behind them often times after the warranty has ended. We have had a remarkably trouble free CC for five years and they would be at the top of our list if we were looking to replace our RV.
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jrs1871
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11/07/09 04:45am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: 32" to 35" with a quality build
Cedar Creek also has some nice units in that length that would fall in your price range but you need to watch the pin weight. Some can be a little heavy on the pin, otherwise weight would be in the range you are looking for.
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jrs1871
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11/05/09 05:42am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: security update won't load
The update that won't load is KB953297. I am running XP Pro, SP3 and I have never reinstalled or changed the initial installation of windows except to load the security updates. I only install the high priority updates and this is the first time that it has been an issue.
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jrs1871
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11/04/09 07:46am |
Technology Corner
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